Hinge



M. J. EcoNoMmEs Filed June 30, 1925 HINGE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v an open position.

the mov-able leaf 14 I when the door is in Extending` downwardly from the Lflange 19 is a narrow strip 29 that is y of, said strip 29 being secured to the flange;A

slightly offset, as'at 30, and engages the inner face of the flange 20 at one side edge there- 20 welding, or the like, tor also aiding in holding the spaced parallel walls 16 and .i 17 of the U-shaped portion in properspaced position. F rom the `ij`oie oing, it can be seen thatl have provided a stationary lea't having a pair of attaching flanges andV alln shaped` socket formed between said flanges which: is formed in such a manner as to provide a substantial rigid structure.v v

' "Flie'i'novable leaf 14is also provided will a pair `otlianges 31 and'32'which are-coun-` tersunk 4in the door and secured to said door 'by means 'of screws 33. Extending` from the flanges'31 and 32 at their connectingportions ,is a hookfshapedarin 34 which A.

is constructed'by"forming portionsr oit-the at its t'reeend through which-extends ya 'bolt 36 Vwhichjfis securedgto said iead in a rigid manner. n head 37 on the upper end' thereof, fthe pur-- poser of which willy be understood. as the description proceeds.V

Extending downwardly throiiqjhjthelowerV Sid@ rior the u-Simpea portionfi, Y,md

through theV reinforcing member 27 is Aan opening38 which receives'the lower end oi"- the bolt Y36 carried by the hook-shaped a-rin v34,',while inthe upper side 160i sai-dv U- n shaped-portion is torined an enlarged opening 39 Vwhich receives thehead 37 of thev bolt 36 It can bejseen that by providing` the V,openings.38l and 3,9in the side walls .16 and f 17for receivingportions of the bolt 36 that f-thejiree` end 'of -the hook-shaped arinl34 is" pivoted inv the lUesliaped portion 15jvv In orderV toiprevent upward 'movement ot the position exceptV the extreme open position,V

I halvepprovide'd adownwardly extending` flange 40 'foriiiedfroin'the upper wall 16 which engages. the upper. surtacejot ther hook-shaped arm when the dooil is in a closed or--lpartially closed position, "thus el-iininatiiigy,such upward movement ol the.

door and iiiovable le'atl 14.

-1 {Aslit visrdesirableV to providefliinges tor vautomobileV doors Vota separable type, I have 4 .-providedlai slot`41` which` opens into the l toslide' therethrough *when (the door and opening 39y int-lie upper side 16 of the tlV` shaped. "portion" for Vpermitting the '.bolt V36 .movableV leaf have vbeen opened and .raised so as to disengage 'the Ylower end of the bolt Y 36 from the opening 38 inthe lower. side '17,. while in'tlielange 19V I have alsoprovided;

The bolt 36 has an enlargedl l other. y

an enlarged opening 42 slightly above the. Y

upper wall 16 so as topermit theliead 37 et the bolt to slide'therethrough when the bolt 36 is moved forwardly.through thel slot 41, l

l as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2` of the the U-shaped portion 15v which .will eliini-,

natevsagging of the ydoor asfot'ten occurs in hinges providedwith only 1 a depending trunnion t'or pivotally'lconnecting the two sections vot the hinge together. j In Figures 7, 8, and 9 of the ottici al draw ings I have sho-wn a slightly modified form, whichshow a tongue 45" cut from thev upper side wall 16 of the-U-shaped portion 15 and bent to extend inwardly from the end wall- 18 parallel with' the upper and 'lower side walls 16 and 17. Tlieftongue 45 isprov'ided with a cylindrical opening 46 and a slot'47 leading into the opening '46, said slot being provided for permitting thebolt'36 to slide 'therethrough while the Vcylindrical opening l v 46 is providedt'or receiving the head 37 ot' the bolt'when the device is in anasseinbled or operative position. It will be noted by iethe upper and lower'sidewalls` 16 and 17 oit' terring to the drawings, that I have provid ed a tongue in this form of my invention for receiving the 'headof the bolt 36 instead' of pivot-ally supporting the upper end of the f boltin the upper wall 16 of the U-shaped portion. By V'referring to Figure' 9,. it will be notedhow the two sections of my hinge mayl e attach-ed 'or detachedfrom each ln Figures 1Oand 11 of the drawings, 1i

have shown a turtherfnioditied :tor-m otmv invention whereby the "bolt, 36'liaving the head 37 is eliminated, and a lcylindrical opening. 50 is provided. in the lhead3l5 of the hook-shaped farni 34 tor'ifeceiving an upwardly extending pin'51 vcarried by the lows er sido wall 31,7 ofthe U-sliapedportion. ln

order to preventthe twosect-ions ot the* y hinge troni being .accidentally disengaged,

I have provided a pair o't'lugs 5 2 extending p. Y

in opposite directions from theupperinost portion of the pin 51 for engaging the upper Y Vsurface-ot the head' 35l to hold said hoolrshaped arm on said pin. .In the head 351 at f' grooves '53 which align' with the 'lugs y 5.2l

f when the hinge is anr'open position for perA`v mittingthe hook-shapedarm 34 .to be raised .e tor disconnecting vthe vrtwo sections vof thel hinge. In thistorin of my invention, itzis'-V necessary to space th-e u'ppernnd lower wallsY 16 and 17 ot the U-shaped portion a greaterv distance apart for permitting the disconnectthe two sections 'of the hiiige.- 1

V l `the opening 50 therein'.ispiovided apair of mated in'rigures i we inciusivegbur shows 139 1 v been swung to its open position, such re# i aereas/i Y anotherhea'df on the bolt .-36 arranged .above the "head "137 rltorengaging the upper suritaceo the upper wall'l of the: U-shaped portion, which vwillfa'ct' as a means for sup'- porti'ngthe 'hoolnshaped arm Vl5/l against binding engagement with the" lower wall 17,

thus causing the door to swing -inoieeasily i t In order to perniit thel movable'leaf 14 tofbe f removed from the stationary leallQ, itis necessary to provide another opening 56 inr 1 movi-1l being possible by eXertinga slight' upward movement of the vdoor and sliding the same away from the body. It is also to Abe noted that when the two sections are in an assembled position that/both ends of the bolt that pivotally connects the saine 4are supported in the U-shapedportion of the stationary leaf, thereby providing a structure which will eliminate *toa great eX- tent the sagging of the door. i n

Having thus described my mventiomwhat lclaim as new is: i

1i. A hine of the character described com-,-

-i b I u prising a stationary section and a movable section, an arm formed on saidl movable section, a bolt carried by said arm'and extend-v ing to each side thereof, an enlarged Vhead ioinied'on the upper end of said bolt, and a pair oi spacedplates carried by said station- Yary section, said spaced plateseach having an opening therein', one tor receivingV the lower end ol' the bolt whilethe other receives. ,the enlarged head, said yarm being spacedv from the plate receiving the enlarged head," 'saidplate receiving the VAhead having' a slot iiorined therein for permitting thenio'vablev section to be disengaged from" the stationary d section upon upward movement to disengage the enlarged' head fromits opening and slid- .Uri

y plates having openings therein 'for receiving the ends o' the pin, said arm being spaced y ing movement of said movable section.

A hinge oi the character described comprising a. movable section and `a1 stationary section, an arm carri-ed bythe movable sec-V tion, a pin carried by the arm and extending to each side thereof, .a pair of spaced plates arranged on thel stationary section, said irom the uppermost of said plates, means jl'or. permitting said movable section to be disen- Y gaged from the stationary section by raising andsliding the saine away from the stationary section when the movable section is. in

an open position, and means carried by the` uppermost plate for engaging theuppersure face ofthe arm for preventing upward be seen that l' `section is in an op'enjposition. d

-aovenient thereof excepty when theiinovable sectionfisinl an open:position.'

' i 'A hinge of thev characterA described-comi fprisiiig .a movable section :and .jaV stationary section;

y.sakiid stationary section beingy con- @ma pai 'n-i a single? piece ot sheetmaterial' e d of Vflangesextending"from the l I ends ot' thesidewalls'oitisaid UA1-'shaped i on onone slide-of. onevsi'dewall Y which .islben wat -iiglitl angle 'to form an end wall, said side walls having openings,

therein; an arm carried bysaid 'movable-see-- tion, and a bolt carried by saidfarm `and received in the openings in the side Walls 0i 'said li-s'hape'd-portion for pivotallyfconnectf.

ing the movable sectionfto the vstationary section.

prisinga movable section and a stationary Ll, A hinge of the Character described comsection; l'said stationary section being con--rV structed from a single'pieee ofsheet material v stamped and formed to providea U-shaped portion, apair of flangesextending from the outer ends of the side walls of said U-shaped portion, an extension on one side of one side" wall and engaging the outer surface of. the

othersidew'all of said U-shaped portion forsuppoi'tingtlie same, saidfside walls havingV 'apair oi openings-therein; an arm carried by said Imovable section, and a bolt carried vby said Varmand received in theopenings in the sidewalls of said Ueshaped v"portion vfor pivotally connecting the movable section tolgo the stationary section 5.- A hinge of ,thecharacter described coin-y 'A prising tai movable Vseetiongand a stationary section; said'statiOnary section being coin'-V posed of a single'kpiecevof sheet material stamped and 'formed' to provide` a U-shaped portion, a pair oli' flanges extending from the Y vouter ends oiftlie'side walls of'saidfU-shaped portion, `an extensionon'one side of one side wallwhicli isbent at afright angle to engage. kthe other side wall'lor forming an 'end'walh another extension ormedon the otherviside,

wall and bent to engage' the outer surface of iio said iirst mentioned extensionandft'o engage* 'the outer suri'i'aee-jo'l` the sidewall carrying said iirst meiitionedhextension to support same, and va depending flange extendingV from theoppjosite side of thel side wall having saidlastf mentioned extension, said side walls-having openings therein; 1an arm erar- Vried by Vsaid inovablesection; av bolt-carried by said arm andbeing .received in thegopenieei i ings in the side walls of the U-sliaped-"por-J i' tion `for pivotally connecting the movable vsection to the stationaryy section, [said depending flange engaging the upperf surface i 1 A of the armjifor, preventing upward move'- l ment of said arm except whenr said movable 6.- kA hinge of the character describedcom- @rising a stationary section and@ movable iiic i jing to each side thereof, a pair of plates formed on said stationary-section in spaced ielatiomsaid plates having openings therein for receiving the ends of said boltfor pivotally connecting thev movable section to the stationary section', and a head formed on the upper endfof` said bolt and spaced from said arm' for engaging on the upper surface of the uppermost 'of said plates for preventing frictional engagement of the ai'm withr the loW-ermost oii'said plates,`the uppermostoity said plates having' a slot formed therein and extending tothe opening therein for permitc ting said movable section `to be slid from en-y gagement vvitli the stationary seotioii after i upward movement of said movable section. In testimony whereof, I have aflixed my signature.

'MICHAEL J. ncoivoMinns-` 

